Cable clamp



-June 24,1930; I 2- o. EATO 1,765,837 I CABLE CLAMP Filed Feb. 27, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 mi [4% v/ l/l I/IIIIIIIII/I/ Patented J une 24,

v 3nd gm'ron, OFDAY TON OHIOl BL YQL Y t H A ipHcetioir-med February 27, 1929. Serial No.- 343,193; This invention relates to rd, Wire or cable clamp 0 f improved; 1 design; 11 -n}wh1ch' en object has'beene notonly to grlpg cables I I the "ordinary parallel 'pos1t1on,' but when desired muchmorefirmly: with less pressure exerted thereon to "prevent. slippage :by an Fig. '14 is a transverse sectional'view taken on theline 14'14 of Fig. 18'." 1 i Fig; isa longitudinal sectional view of a, modificationofmy invention. 1 A Fig/1'6 is a transversefsectional View -0f-55 5 the linodi'fication" shown "in improved manner of placing them in the clamp, thereby? increasing the clamp efiii ciemcyiunaterially in'; pI'OpOilHOHnftO its,

weight and the tension of'the clampingholts,

as compared-with clamps :designed forthe same purpose andhsed heretofore,-of equal weight. 1.5 j

In the'drawings, Fig. 1 is ar perspectlve view 1 showing the-{two halves of a clamp embodying my inventionuin sepamted .con'- 7 dition in ordef to diSQl0Se;theiIj fornnettion and the mannernin which the, cables are iplaced and held in the. clernp fori-loest e1fi-,v

' as would exist'at e'achv'of 'the clainpfboltg 'as tache'd to a polezsupporti-ngtelephoneon V Fig. 4 is a transversesectionalview. such as would exlst at oryabouttthe 1'8g10I1 Wl16I'8- the cables cross each otherlintermediate ad- "bodying 'myfinvention aon a guy 'wire at telegraph wires..-

: r Fig. 6 is a;,longitudihil sectionali View of Figs; 7, 8 tend-,9, ei f p ctive sectional, views mken ongth h Fi -1 a further modifiedf-formfof my invention.

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isf a in teduce'd 1 scaleyof "a -typi'cal installation of clamp 'em-L diate the ends w 7'.'-.'?, 8l8 and 9 -9 e11: lol g dinal sectional viewe f I t y re ,iespectivesectional" iew flend aken, 0 thelines; ll+ lend;

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1 Fig; 113 is ailongitu'dinel sectional view of" v Fig. 15, taken on' the line l6"16 thereof.

' My improved cableclempiis quite simplefi in that -it consist's of but two halves 6 and 7 I V -which.1na,y beidentice1 in every respect and Which may beheld together by a serie'sfof bolts ,8 ofusual size, or their mechanicalequivalent. Each half of i the clamp is;

formed ofa metal casting,frolled, forged, stamped, rpressed io extruded piece in which 7 a, series of bolt holes ,9., or their equivalent -,arejf01med at 'spacedvintervals withrel tionings' :of the clzu np Jnay be accomplished tobestedvantxge inits action on the cables? To euchrside of the bolt holes arep'referebly V "formed grooves in which the cables rest when the, clamp halves aredi"awn:. t ightly upon;

'them., Grooves "14c lnily be formed at the fiends ofthe clamp halves; to servejas guides to-locatethe cablesfias they arefheld iii-the v xclamp.jGr0ovesq-15gbetw een-the'endsofgthe clamp perform. the function lofj i ret iining 5 ciency..' I v e I gion's ofdepression lO loetweenv the fegionsfio V 1 -'.Fi 21 a loh it di L-ge ti nal view of elevation of walls 115112 and 18 at the "such as. would exist if jtakenon the line @b'olt l 1o1 e,S-: L 2- -2 of Fig; 1 with the :two halves offthe The I'BglQIlS' of 'elevatlon ere preferably clamp together and the belts i iti formed to substantlal conical shape as- Q ,Figzi3 is atransversee-sectionalwiew such ,ShOW 1 1 order tha l l Valuable fuller paral1e1ly"claniped rods or cal ales interme- I drawn tight.

hen the clamp halvesejre e The elevatloii ill surrounding-the'i-eentrel I .bolt'hole; and rule/elevati ns 12 andfi3 at 0' each endbolt holegfform V-shztped grooves withthe s'ide.-,wal ls '16 of the clamp halves.

Th'ei efl'ectfof these gloovesfis to. grip the cable's inja wedgeli-ke grip if they are fofce'd flintoithem; I} I In using m'yimproved clampmostedvan- V ttageously it is Ibu't' necessary. to placethef 1-, @ceblesin theclampin the mannerfshown V finfll i'gi @Thisgis easily,accomplished-in v i t ypracticeg 'with "fiexiblecabl ejby {first assem 1 10, 11 and 12. Recesses32'pr0vide forcable crossings and side grooves 33 for the side portions of the cables as already described. 7

Figs. and 16 show a form of the invention in which the bolts l'ar e formed integrally to form lugs 34 011 one member 35 of. W the clamp, the other member 86 receiving the lugs so as to be drawn; into clamping engagement with the cables by nuts 37 on the lu s. l 7 r l ig. 17 is merely shown to illustrate the fact that other means than threaded bolts may be employed to create the initialclamping action. The means shown here are a series of unthreaded bolts'38 which at their ends are slotted to receive a series of wedges I 39 by means of which the necessary grip- H ping action may be created." a Having thus 'describ d my invention, hat I'claimis: i i V 7 "la cable clampc omprisiiig twofelements, and means to cause'the elements to'grip cables between them, each of said elements having recesses at spacedintervals to receive the cables in crossedrelation to each other without full. contact pressure there'- with by the elements at the points of cross-v mg. I w I 2. A cable clamp comprising two 'ele ments and a bolt to causethe elements to grip a cable between them, one of saidelements having recesses to receive the cable with substantially no l gripping contact therewith by the elements, and walls sep- 3 35 arating the recesses for gripping the cable when the bolt it tightened." I

A cable clamp comprising two elements, bolts adaptedtOcauSe the elements to grip the cables between them, both of said I 40 elements having recesses spacedapart to re-' ceiv'e the cables and alternating with the bolt holes therein to receive the bolts, :and, walls separating the bolt holes from the re-.. v Y cesses and forming with the walls of the, rep cesses; gripping-spaces to-receive thecables.

l A cable clamp comprising "two ele-' ments and bolts {to cause the elements to grip'thecables between them, both of'sai d 7 elements haying alternating'cabl'erreceiving recesses and bolt-receivingjholes thereim the 7 I walls of the holes separating the holesandal I the recesses, said walls 'forminggwith ;thej' walls ofthe recesses'jgrooves whereinthe cables are gripped, said recesses being adapted V v iereceive the cablesiin crossed relation to p v each other with=incOmplGteLgripping contact" l ofthe elements therewith latthe points of.

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In testimony whereof Ifha've hereunto aflixed my signature. 4 i'."

" i EDWARD KEATOR. 

